diff --git a/backend/middlewares/PersonMWs.ts b/backend/middlewares/PersonMWs.ts
index 0bbeb9c..61a7031 100644
--- a/backend/middlewares/PersonMWs.ts
+++ b/backend/middlewares/PersonMWs.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ const LOG_TAG = '[PersonMWs]';
 export class PersonMWs {
 
 
+  public static async updatePerson(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
+    if (!req.params.name) {
+      return next();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      req.resultPipe = await ObjectManagers.getInstance()
+        .PersonManager.updatePerson(req.params.name as string,
+          req.body as PersonDTO);
+      return next();
+
+    } catch (err) {
+      return next(new ErrorDTO(ErrorCodes.PERSON_ERROR, 'Error during updating a person', err));
+    }
+  }
+
   public static async listPersons(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
     try {
       req.resultPipe = await ObjectManagers.getInstance()
@@ -18,7 +34,7 @@ export class PersonMWs {
       return next();
 
     } catch (err) {
-      return next(new ErrorDTO(ErrorCodes.GENERAL_ERROR, 'Error during listing the directory', err));
+      return next(new ErrorDTO(ErrorCodes.PERSON_ERROR, 'Error during listing persons', err));
     }
   }
 
@@ -37,7 +53,7 @@ export class PersonMWs {
       return next();
 
     } catch (err) {
-      return next(new ErrorDTO(ErrorCodes.GENERAL_ERROR, 'Error during listing the directory', err));
+      return next(new ErrorDTO(ErrorCodes.PERSON_ERROR, 'Error during adding sample photo for all persons', err));
     }
   }
 
@@ -55,7 +71,7 @@ export class PersonMWs {
       return next();
 
     } catch (err) {
-      return next(new ErrorDTO(ErrorCodes.GENERAL_ERROR, 'Error during listing the directory', err));
+      return next(new ErrorDTO(ErrorCodes.PERSON_ERROR, 'Error during removing sample photo from all persons', err));
     }
   }
 
@@ -76,7 +92,7 @@ export class PersonMWs {
       return next();
 
     } catch (err) {
-      return next(new ErrorDTO(ErrorCodes.GENERAL_ERROR, 'Error during listing the directory', err));
+      return next(new ErrorDTO(ErrorCodes.PERSON_ERROR, 'Error during getting sample photo for a person', err));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/model/interfaces/IPersonManager.ts b/backend/model/interfaces/IPersonManager.ts
index f19296b..12458dc 100644
--- a/backend/model/interfaces/IPersonManager.ts
+++ b/backend/model/interfaces/IPersonManager.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {PersonEntry} from '../sql/enitites/PersonEntry';
 import {MediaDTO} from '../../../common/entities/MediaDTO';
 import {PhotoDTO} from '../../../common/entities/PhotoDTO';
+import {PersonDTO} from '../../../common/entities/PersonDTO';
 
 export interface IPersonManager {
   getAll(): Promise<PersonEntry[]>;
@@ -14,4 +15,6 @@ export interface IPersonManager {
   keywordsToPerson(media: MediaDTO[]): Promise<void>;
 
   updateCounts(): Promise<void>;
+
+  updatePerson(name: string, partialPerson: PersonDTO): Promise<PersonEntry>;
 }
diff --git a/backend/model/memory/PersonManager.ts b/backend/model/memory/PersonManager.ts
index d1e79bc..a5d618d 100644
--- a/backend/model/memory/PersonManager.ts
+++ b/backend/model/memory/PersonManager.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {IPersonManager} from '../interfaces/IPersonManager';
 import {MediaDTO} from '../../../common/entities/MediaDTO';
-import {PersonEntry} from '../sql/enitites/PersonEntry';
 import {PhotoDTO} from '../../../common/entities/PhotoDTO';
+import {PersonDTO} from '../../../common/entities/PersonDTO';
 
 export class PersonManager implements IPersonManager {
-  getAll(): Promise<PersonEntry[]> {
+
+  getAll(): Promise<any[]> {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
   }
 
@@ -27,4 +28,8 @@ export class PersonManager implements IPersonManager {
   updateCounts(): Promise<void> {
     throw new Error('not supported by memory DB');
   }
+
+  updatePerson(name: string, partialPerson: PersonDTO): Promise<any> {
+    throw new Error('not supported by memory DB');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/backend/model/sql/PersonManager.ts b/backend/model/sql/PersonManager.ts
index e9d2059..2dff926 100644
--- a/backend/model/sql/PersonManager.ts
+++ b/backend/model/sql/PersonManager.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,34 @@ import {MediaDTO} from '../../../common/entities/MediaDTO';
 import {PhotoDTO} from '../../../common/entities/PhotoDTO';
 import {MediaEntity} from './enitites/MediaEntity';
 import {FaceRegionEntry} from './enitites/FaceRegionEntry';
+import {PersonDTO} from '../../../common/entities/PersonDTO';
 
 const LOG_TAG = '[PersonManager]';
 
 export class PersonManager implements IPersonManager {
   persons: PersonEntry[] = [];
 
+  async updatePerson(name: string, partialPerson: PersonDTO): Promise<PersonEntry> {
+    const connection = await SQLConnection.getConnection();
+    const repository = connection.getRepository(PersonEntry);
+    const person = await repository.createQueryBuilder('person')
+      .limit(1)
+      .where('person.name LIKE :name COLLATE utf8_general_ci', {name: name}).getOne();
+
+
+    if (typeof partialPerson.name !== 'undefined') {
+      person.name = partialPerson.name;
+    }
+    if (typeof partialPerson.isFavourite !== 'undefined') {
+      person.isFavourite = partialPerson.isFavourite;
+    }
+    await repository.save(person);
+
+    await this.loadAll();
+
+    return person;
+  }
+
   async getSamplePhoto(name: string): Promise<PhotoDTO> {
     const connection = await SQLConnection.getConnection();
     const rawAndEntities = await connection.getRepository(MediaEntity).createQueryBuilder('media')
@@ -18,7 +40,7 @@ export class PersonManager implements IPersonManager {
       .leftJoinAndSelect('media.directory', 'directory')
       .leftJoinAndSelect('media.metadata.faces', 'faces')
       .leftJoinAndSelect('faces.person', 'person')
-      .where('person.name LIKE :name COLLATE utf8_general_ci', {name: '%' + name + '%'}).getRawAndEntities();
+      .where('person.name LIKE :name COLLATE utf8_general_ci', {name: name}).getRawAndEntities();
 
     if (rawAndEntities.entities.length === 0) {
       return null;
diff --git a/backend/model/sql/enitites/PersonEntry.ts b/backend/model/sql/enitites/PersonEntry.ts
index 7cd0f4e..bbd6d23 100644
--- a/backend/model/sql/enitites/PersonEntry.ts
+++ b/backend/model/sql/enitites/PersonEntry.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ export class PersonEntry implements PersonDTO {
   @Column('int', {unsigned: true, default: 0})
   count: number;
 
+  @Column({default: false})
+  isFavourite: boolean;
+
   @OneToMany(type => FaceRegionEntry, faceRegion => faceRegion.person)
   public faces: FaceRegionEntry[];
 
diff --git a/backend/routes/PersonRouter.ts b/backend/routes/PersonRouter.ts
index 5df5026..d95b451 100644
--- a/backend/routes/PersonRouter.ts
+++ b/backend/routes/PersonRouter.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,30 @@ import {UserRoles} from '../../common/entities/UserDTO';
 import {PersonMWs} from '../middlewares/PersonMWs';
 import {ThumbnailGeneratorMWs} from '../middlewares/thumbnail/ThumbnailGeneratorMWs';
 import {VersionMWs} from '../middlewares/VersionMWs';
+import {Config} from '../../common/config/private/Config';
 
 export class PersonRouter {
   public static route(app: Express) {
 
+    this.updatePerson(app);
     this.addPersons(app);
     this.getPersonThumbnail(app);
   }
 
+
+  private static updatePerson(app: Express) {
+    app.post(['/api/person/:name'],
+      // common part
+      AuthenticationMWs.authenticate,
+      AuthenticationMWs.authorise(Config.Client.Faces.writeAccessMinRole),
+      VersionMWs.injectGalleryVersion,
+
+      // specific part
+      PersonMWs.updatePerson,
+      RenderingMWs.renderResult
+    );
+  }
+
   private static addPersons(app: Express) {
     app.get(['/api/person'],
       // common part
diff --git a/common/DataStructureVersion.ts b/common/DataStructureVersion.ts
index 573de74..67d21a2 100644
--- a/common/DataStructureVersion.ts
+++ b/common/DataStructureVersion.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const DataStructureVersion = 11;
+export const DataStructureVersion = 12;
diff --git a/common/config/public/ConfigClass.ts b/common/config/public/ConfigClass.ts
index 6e9df03..77da586 100644
--- a/common/config/public/ConfigClass.ts
+++ b/common/config/public/ConfigClass.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export module ClientConfig {
   export interface FacesConfig {
     enabled: boolean;
     keywordsToPersons: boolean;
+    writeAccessMinRole: UserRoles;
   }
 
   export interface Config {
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ export class PublicConfigClass {
     },
     Faces: {
       enabled: true,
-      keywordsToPersons: true
+      keywordsToPersons: true,
+      writeAccessMinRole: UserRoles.Admin
     },
     authenticationRequired: true,
     unAuthenticatedUserRole: UserRoles.Admin,
diff --git a/common/entities/Error.ts b/common/entities/Error.ts
index 6a84c06..7e941b5 100644
--- a/common/entities/Error.ts
+++ b/common/entities/Error.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ export enum ErrorCodes {
 
   GENERAL_ERROR = 7,
   THUMBNAIL_GENERATION_ERROR = 8,
-  SERVER_ERROR = 9,
+  PERSON_ERROR = 9,
+  SERVER_ERROR = 10,
 
-  USER_MANAGEMENT_DISABLED = 10,
+  USER_MANAGEMENT_DISABLED = 11,
 
-  INPUT_ERROR = 11,
+  INPUT_ERROR = 12,
 
-  SETTINGS_ERROR = 12
+  SETTINGS_ERROR = 13
 }
 
 export class ErrorDTO {
diff --git a/common/entities/PersonDTO.ts b/common/entities/PersonDTO.ts
index 736eedf..711d819 100644
--- a/common/entities/PersonDTO.ts
+++ b/common/entities/PersonDTO.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ export interface PersonDTO {
   name: string;
   count: number;
   readyThumbnail: boolean;
+  isFavourite: boolean;
 }
 
 
 export class Person implements PersonDTO {
+  isFavourite: boolean;
   count: number;
   id: number;
   name: string;
diff --git a/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.css b/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.css
index ce672cd..657c3cb 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.css
+++ b/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.css
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+.star {
+  margin: 2px;
+  color: #888;
+  cursor: default;
+
+}
+
+.star.favourite {
+  color: white;
+}
+
+.star.clickable {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all .05s ease-in-out;
+  transform: scale(1.0, 1.0);
+}
+
+.star.clickable:hover {
+  transform: scale(1.4, 1.4);
+}
+
+
 a {
   position: relative;
 }
@@ -51,6 +73,7 @@ a:hover .photo-container {
 }
 
 .person-name {
+  display: inline-block;
   width: 180px;
   white-space: normal;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.html b/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.html
index dabf7eb..3d2a134 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.html
+++ b/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.html
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<a class="button btn btn-secondary"
-   [routerLink]="['/search', person.name, {type: SearchTypes[SearchTypes.person]}]"
+<a [routerLink]="['/search', person.name, {type: SearchTypes[SearchTypes.person]}]"
    style="display: inline-block;">
 
 
   <div class="photo-container"
        [style.width.px]="size"
        [style.height.px]="size">
+
     <div class="photo"
          *ngIf="thumbnail && thumbnail.Available"
          [style.background-image]="getSanitizedThUrl()"></div>
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 
   <!--Info box -->
   <div class="info">
-    <div class="person-name">{{person.name}} ({{person.count}})</div>
+      <span (click)="CanUpdate && toggleFavourite($event)"
+            class="star oi oi-star"
+            [ngClass]="{'favourite':person.isFavourite, 'clickable':CanUpdate}"></span>
+    {{person.name}} ({{person.count}})
 
   </div>
 </a>
diff --git a/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.ts b/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.ts
index ca66908..e6bfcca 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/ui/faces/face/face.component.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import {PersonDTO} from '../../../../../common/entities/PersonDTO';
 import {SearchTypes} from '../../../../../common/entities/AutoCompleteItem';
 import {DomSanitizer} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {PersonThumbnail, ThumbnailManagerService} from '../../gallery/thumbnailManager.service';
+import {FacesService} from '../faces.service';
+import {AuthenticationService} from '../../../model/network/authentication.service';
+import {Config} from '../../../../../common/config/public/Config';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-face',
@@ -19,10 +22,16 @@ export class FaceComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   SearchTypes = SearchTypes;
 
   constructor(private thumbnailService: ThumbnailManagerService,
-              private _sanitizer: DomSanitizer) {
+              private _sanitizer: DomSanitizer,
+              private faceService: FacesService,
+              public  authenticationService: AuthenticationService) {
 
   }
 
+  get CanUpdate(): boolean {
+    return this.authenticationService.user.getValue().role >= Config.Client.Faces.writeAccessMinRole;
+  }
+
   ngOnInit() {
     this.thumbnail = this.thumbnailService.getPersonThumbnail(this.person);
 
@@ -42,5 +51,11 @@ export class FaceComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  async toggleFavourite($event: MouseEvent) {
+    $event.preventDefault();
+    $event.stopPropagation();
+    await this.faceService.setFavourite(this.person, !this.person.isFavourite).catch(console.error);
+    this.faceService.getPersons();
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.component.html b/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.component.html
index 5e0ddb0..fb2f8d4 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.component.html
+++ b/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.component.html
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 <app-frame>
 
   <div body #container class="container-fluid">
-     <app-face *ngFor="let person of facesService.persons.value"
-               [person]="person"
-               [size]="size"></app-face>
+    <app-face *ngFor="let person of favourites | async"
+              [person]="person"
+              [size]="size"></app-face>
+    <hr/>
+    <app-face *ngFor="let person of nonFavourites | async"
+              [person]="person"
+              [size]="size"></app-face>
   </div>
 </app-frame>
diff --git a/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.component.ts b/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.component.ts
index 646ea6b..c9f3c2f 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import {Component, ElementRef, OnInit, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {FacesService} from './faces.service';
 import {QueryService} from '../../model/query.service';
-
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {PersonDTO} from '../../../../common/entities/PersonDTO';
+import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-faces',
@@ -11,10 +13,24 @@ import {QueryService} from '../../model/query.service';
 export class FacesComponent implements OnInit {
   @ViewChild('container') container: ElementRef;
   public size: number;
+  favourites: Observable<PersonDTO[]>;
+  nonFavourites: Observable<PersonDTO[]>;
 
   constructor(public facesService: FacesService,
               public queryService: QueryService) {
     this.facesService.getPersons().catch(console.error);
+    const personCmp = (p1: PersonDTO, p2: PersonDTO) => {
+      return p1.name.localeCompare(p2.name);
+    };
+    this.favourites = this.facesService.persons.pipe(
+      map(value => value.filter(p => p.isFavourite)
+        .sort(personCmp))
+    );
+    this.nonFavourites = this.facesService.persons.pipe(
+      map(value =>
+        value.filter(p => !p.isFavourite)
+          .sort(personCmp))
+    );
   }
 
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.service.ts b/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.service.ts
index a4f66a7..e6677f0 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/ui/faces/faces.service.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,22 @@ import {PersonDTO} from '../../../../common/entities/PersonDTO';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class FacesService {
-
   public persons: BehaviorSubject<PersonDTO[]>;
 
   constructor(private networkService: NetworkService) {
-    this.persons = new BehaviorSubject<PersonDTO[]>(null);
+    this.persons = new BehaviorSubject<PersonDTO[]>([]);
+  }
+
+  public async setFavourite(person: PersonDTO, isFavourite: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    const updated = await this.networkService.postJson<PersonDTO>('/person/' + person.name, {isFavourite: isFavourite});
+    const updatesList = this.persons.getValue();
+    for (let i = 0; i < updatesList.length; i++) {
+      if (updatesList[i].id === updated.id) {
+        updatesList[i] = updated;
+        this.persons.next(updatesList);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   public async getPersons() {
diff --git a/frontend/app/ui/settings/settings.service.ts b/frontend/app/ui/settings/settings.service.ts
index 1f15486..23073c4 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ui/settings/settings.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/ui/settings/settings.service.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ export class SettingsService {
         },
         Faces: {
           enabled: true,
-          keywordsToPersons: true
+          keywordsToPersons: true,
+          writeAccessMinRole: UserRoles.Admin
         },
         urlBase: '',
         publicUrl: '',